Georgia holds first multiparty parliamentary elections
Voters in Soviet Georgia flocked to the polls for 250 seats in the Supreme Soviet as about 35 parties contest the first formal multiparty election in Soviet history. Observers from eight nations watched as residents in Tbilisi and rural areas cast ballots amid calls for independence led by Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
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Faction clash at Harmony Mine near Johannesburg leaves eight dead
Rival black factions battled through the night at Rand Mines Harmony Gold Mine near Johannesburg. Officials report eight killed and 37 injured amid ongoing violence linked to ANC and Inkatha power struggles in South Africa.
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Hindu shrine clash escalates as thousands detained in Ayodhya
Police sealed Ayodhya and surrounding borders, arresting thousands of Hindu pilgrims including Vijaya Raje Scindia the princess of Gwalior and twelve MPs. The Babri Masjid dispute sparked deadly rioting last week and threatens Prime Minister V P Singhs fragile coalition with early elections looming.
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Ivory Coast opposition claims fraud as ballot boxes smashed
In Abidjan supporters of Laurent Gbagbo accuse ruling party fraud as they smash a ballot box at a polling station during Ivory Coast's first multiparty vote since independence. Gbagbo alleges stuffing and fraud, citing a box with 1500 ballots of which seven favored his coalition. Voting ran 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with no official registration figures released.
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